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You’re invited to our informational Open House about the upcoming 14th Street Reconstruction Project. The Open House is from 5 to 7 p.m. on Monday, March 19, at the Westside Village Magnet School, 1101 NW 12th Street, Bend. The 14th Street Reconstruction Project is scheduled to begin April 2.

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The Bend City Council authorized about $5 million for street preservation work #inBend this summer. The City’s “Keep Good Roads Good” philosophy means we maintain and preserve streets with the most cost-effective treatment for the road condition. http://ow.ly/ktCQ30iPEaS

The new speed limit signs will have orange warning flags on top for a few weeks to call attention to the changes.

These speed changes were initiated by a combination of citizen requests and City staff in response to changing traffic and development along these corridors.

In Oregon, speeds for roads within the City that are not highways or local residential streets (such as the aforementioned road sections) are set by Oregon Department of Transportation. The new speed limits are established based on a traffic study that looks at existing driving speeds, road characteristics, adjacent land use, access locations and more. It can take up to a year to complete this speed study. Most of these requests started this past summer.

The City asks drivers to pay attention to the new speed changes and be aware of conditions. Oregon’s basic rule speed law requires driving at the speed that is safe for conditions – this may be a speed slower than the posted speed. With winter here, it is especially important to pay attention to speed. Drive safely.